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The Iliad
by Homer, Robert Fagles , Bernard Knox
by Homer, Robert Fagles , Bernard Knox
J. J.'s review
bookshelves: foreign, classics, ancient-world, started-reading
Jul 23, 12
bookshelves: foreign, classics, ancient-world, started-reading
Read from May 29 to July 23, 2012
Typical of my style, I made it about three-fifths of the way through the book (through Book 14). This was my first go at a Homer classic and while I don't have anything to compare it to yet, the Fagles translation had a good flow to it. As for the story itself, I enjoyed the interplay of gods and men, but there's only so much I can take of the hundreds of characters battling it out, scene after scene - which I expected; I gave it the 500-page epic the J. J. Try, but couldn't quite make it.
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Reading Progress
| 05/29/2012 | page 99 |
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14.0% | "Grabbed a copy from the library, skipped the translator's intro, and ripped right through Book One. Much easier read than I expected." |
| 06/02/2012 | page 121 |
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17.0% | "Oh, man. Wading through the biblically long list of warrior tribes preparing for battle... Glad Penguin has short character summaries at the end of the book." 1 comment |
| 06/06/2012 | page 233 |
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33.0% | "Finally getting used to the rhythm of battles, gods, and mortals in this ancient tale." |
